Archive of Our Own

This is a fantasy themed fic exchange centering around ATEEZ. It will run from January 2021 through May 2021.
As part of your sign-up, please read ALL of the rules and fill out the Google form linked below with your contact information.
You will receive a welcome email from us after you've filled out the contact form with instructions on how to submit your prompts.
If you have questions, comments, or concerns you can contact us via email at [email protected] or via direct message or curious cat ask on Twitter @allhallowsateez.

Important dates:
Sign-ups open: Monday, January 11, 2021
Sign-ups close: Thursday, February 11, 2021
Assignments sent: by Thursday, February 18, 2021
First check-in: Thursday, March 18, 2021
Second check-in and drop out deadline: Thursday, April 15, 2021
Assignments due: Thursday, May 13, 2021
Anonymous reveals begin: Thursday, May 20, 2021
Author reveal: Saturday, May 31, 2021
All deadlines will be 11:59 pm EDT/EST

Before signing up, please fill out the contact information form here.

All official communication throughout the exchange will be done through email, including reminders for check-ins and upcoming deadlines. If you list your primary contact as Twitter on your contact form, we will try our best to notify you there any time we send you an email. Please make sure that the email and Twitter you provide on your contact form are checked regularly, and be sure to let us know if any of this information changes. We will provide a space for you to update your contact information on all check-in forms.

What are the requirements for this exchange?
You are required to submit at least one COMPLETED work, at least 2000 words in length, that complies with your recipient's requested prompt. Your work must follow the recipient's guidelines (ex. no smut, no gore, etc) and must be completed by the deadline, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Chaptered works will be allowed, but all chapters must be posted by the deadline.

Can I write more than one prompt?
Absolutely! The minimum requirement is one completed work, but if you love all of the prompts you receive and have the time, feel free to write them all.

Can I include members from other groups or original characters?
Yes. The main pairing must be ATEEZ and member/member, but as long as your recipient doesn't specifically say not to, feel free to add background characters from other groups or even original characters if you like. Just make sure that it's clear your work centers on the ATEEZ members and not your other characters.

What is a check-in?
For this exchange we will have two check-ins, due on March 18, 2021 (500 words) and April 15, 2021 (1000 words). These will be done through Google Forms, and they're just a way to touch base with each participant to make sure that you're still participating and that we haven't lost contact with you. We will email you the link to the form and all you'll need to do is fill it out. We'll be asking things like which prompt you've chosen to work on, whether you're still planning to continue participating, and if you have any questions for us. In addition, we will also require a screenshot of your current word count.
As the goal of the check-in is more to make sure you're still participating and haven't forgotten about us, the total word count on the screenshot isn't as important as filling out the form. Even if you are a little behind the expected word count, please submit the form as soon as possible.

What is a drop-out deadline?
The drop-out deadline for this exchange is April 15, 2021. If for some reason you find that you won't be able to complete your assignment, please contact us on or before the drop-out deadline to let us know. We understand that sometimes life happens, so we will never be mad if you need to drop your assignment. All we ask is that you let us know as soon as possible so that we can find a pinch hitter to take over your assignment and give them the most time possible to work on the assignment. If you fail to contact us about dropping out we might not be able to let you participate in future events we host (such as the next round of All Hallows ATEEZ).

What is a pinch hitter?
A pinch hitter is someone who takes an assignment in place of another participant who has dropped out due to extenuating circumstances. Because a pinch hitter has not submitted prompts, a pinch hitter will not receive a gift, but it's a great way to still participate in the exchange even if you missed the sign-up period. If you are interested in signing up as a pinch hitter we will be sharing a sign-up link through email and on Twitter sometime after assignments are sent out on February 18, 2021.

1) Before signing up, please make sure you have time to produce at least one piece of fiction for another individual within the time frame given. (Check above for the entire exchange schedule.) Remember, this is an exchange. No freebies are allowed. If you do not complete your work, you will not receive a gift.

2) Your work must be COMPLETE by the deadline. We will not be allowing unfinished works, and if your work is chaptered, all chapters must be posted at the time of reveals. If you wish to add to the world you've created at a later date in the form of a sequel, prequel, or companion piece, feel free to do so, but the work you submit for this exchange must have an ending and be able to stand on its own.

3) If you miss a check-in or deadline and we do not hear from you via email or Twitter within three (3) days, you will be dropped from the exchange and your assignment will be transferred to a pinch hitter. This might sound harsh, but we want to give our pinch hitters all the time possible to complete their works, especially since they're already working at a time disadvantage. Don't worry, we will make every effort to contact you before this happens, but it will be your responsibility to respond to us on time.

4) Please read all communication from us thoroughly and respond promptly and appropriately. For example, you will be asked to respond to our welcome email to make sure we have transferred the information correctly from the Google form. Please do this before you submit your prompts. If we lose contact with you or you fail to follow instructions, you will be dropped from the exchange and your assignment will be transferred to a pinch hitter. Make sure to notify us if your email address or Twitter change. There will be a place on each check-in form to inform us of changes in contact information.

5) This is an anonymous exchange. Please refrain from revealing your work or assignment to anyone (except your beta(s) and the mods) until authors have been revealed at the end of the exchange. This means not discussing the prompts, story, or recipient on public platforms such as Twitter or Tumblr, including posting screenshots or snippets of your work. Also please do not post links to your social media in your author's note or name your beta or any friends who helped you while writing until authors are revealed, and restrict discussions regarding your assignment to private messaging. It is fine to talk to your recipient, but please don't mention the assignment to them.

6) If you have questions regarding your assignment, please contact the moderators through email, Curious Cat, or direct message on Twitter. If we can't answer your questions, we can contact your recipient for you.

7) For this exchange, please only prompt or write ATEEZ members as main characters, and make sure the main pairing is member/member. No member/reader or member/original character pairings will be allowed as main pairings. Members of other groups and original characters are allowed only as secondary characters and only if the prompt does not specifically state otherwise.

8) All works must be a minimum of 2000 words. There is no maximum word count. Feel free to write an entire novel if you have time, but be sure your work will be complete by the deadline.

9) Although we are not providing beta matching for this exchange, we highly recommend that your work be edited before posting, either by a beta reader or by yourself. Mod Bug might have time to edit for a limited number of participants on a first come, first served basis, and if you are looking for someone to talk through your writing with, to help with plotting or outlining or if you have written yourself into a corner (we all do that occasionally), both Mod Bug and Mod Cat are always happy to help. If you wish to request help, please email or direct message us on Twitter as soon as possible. You can also reach us personally on Twitter @bugarungus and @SunfireRhapsody.

10) Try to stick to the basics of your recipient's prompt and pay attention to any special requests, tags, or do not wants they have included. Creativity is encouraged, but try to stay within the guidelines set by the prompt.

11) All works will be posted anonymously and unrevealed to the collection. You are allowed to post your work any time before the deadline and it will remain unrevealed until the moderators begin reveals. If you wish to submit your work early, before we've sent instructions on how to post, message us and we can walk you through it. We will be revealing the works in groups over the course of several days (probably about 1-2 weeks). Authors will remain anonymous until all works have been revealed. Once authors have been revealed you may crosspost or link your work via other platforms or contact your recipient regarding your work.

12) If you find that you cannot finish your assignment on time, please contact us as soon as possible. There is a drop-out deadline posted; please observe it. We need time to find pinch hitters and for those pinch hitters to be able to write. If you disappear on us or let us know last minute that you can't complete your work, we may not be able to let you participate in future events that we host.

13) Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Please make sure to write something truly original.

14) Be supportive of other participants by reading the works posted in the collection if you have time. Leave kudos and comments on their work if you like what you read, and please be kind and considerate in the comments. Also remember that everyone can read what you tag and note in your bookmarks unless they are private. Fan wars, ship wars, and member or author bashing will not be tolerated.

15) You are allowed to submit 3-5 prompts. Prompts must have a fantasy theme. This could be fae/fairies, witches/magic, dragons, mermen/mermaids, vampires, werewolves, other mythical creatures, etc. If you are unsure if your idea qualifies as fantasy please don't hesitate to contact us.

16) Please limit prompts containing graphic violence, gore, major character death, rape/non-consent, underage, polyamory, and hard kinks to one prompt out of three (1/3) or two prompts out of five (2/5). This is for ease of matching as not everyone is comfortable writing this content. It is difficult to match a set of prompts if all of the prompts contain these themes/elements.

***Remember that "extreme" and "hard kinks" are subjective terms. If there are any elements or kinks that you consider extreme and do not wish to see them in your gift, please list them specifically in the description section of your prompt as other people might not know what you mean if you simply say "extreme".

17) Be as specific as necessary in your prompts. Remember to include things that you want to see in your gift, any ideas or suggestions to make it really special for you. (We usually call these bonus points.) Also include anything you do not wish to see in your gift. (We call these DNWs or do not wants.)

18) Make sure that all of the prompts you submit are different. You are allowed to tag multiple ship options for each prompt, and you can add more options to the description, so one prompt submitted multiple times with different ships is not necessary and doesn't give your author much to work with.

19) Please be specific in your offer as well so that we can give you the best match possible. We will likely be hand-matching again this time, and we will consider everything you've listed in your offer to choose the best set of prompts for you personally.

20) NO ONE UNDER 18 WILL BE ALLOWED TO WRITE NSFW CONTENT! If you are under 18 and you post a work that contains explicit sexual content, it will be removed from the collection, and a pinch hitter will be asked to complete your assignment.

21) Enjoy yourself and spread the ATEEZ love!